Grease ladle

Museum number:
2-72507
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
NG-12
Accession number:
Acc.4791
Description:
carved wooden spoon with a Y shaped handle, ending in a right angle hook. Decorated with red and black designs. Previously applied label, "NG-12" affixed to back.
Donor:
Nelson H.H. Graburn
Collection place:
Quebec, Canada
Culture or time period:
Cree and East Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi
Collector:
Nelson H.H. Graburn
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
October 20, 2010
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 21.3 centimeters and length 48 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Grease ladle, accession number 2-72507, described as carved wooden spoon with a Y shaped handle, ending in a right angle hook. Decorated with red and black designs. Previously applied label, "NG-12" affixed to back.

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